Hossein Marashi

Hossein Marashi (17 November 1958-) was Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Iran from 4 May 2004 to 18 August 2005, succeeding Mohammad Beheshti Shirazi and preceding Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei.

Biography
Hossein Marashi was born in Rafsanjan, Iran on 17 November 1958, the cousin of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's wife. In 1985, he was elected Governor of Kerman, and he served as governor until 1994, when he became chief of staff to President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Marashi was one of the many Rafsanjani cabinet members to found the Executives of Construction Party, and he served as a member of Parliament from 1996 to 2004, representing Kerman. In 2004, he was appointed Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism by President Mohammad Khatami, serving until 2005. He remained an ECP leader for years, and he was imprisoned from 2010 to 2011 for his opposition to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government.